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Bottas: I don’t believe the gap to Ferrari is real

Ferrari ended the first day of free practice for the Russian Grand Prix half a second off the top time in FP2, but Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas believes that the Reds have not yet unleashed everything they have in their arsenal. After finishing the afternoon session in Sochi second fastest, reporters asked Bottas about the large gap to Ferrari, to which he replied, “I don’t believe it is real. I think it is going to be very close tomorrow.' “Normally Ferrari have been very strong in the straight lines but today they didn’t seem to run full power or something, so we will see tomorrow.” 'It seemed like they weren't really showing everything they have, so they will probably be...
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